This was fun!

One night my husband said "I wish I still had my Gene Autry watch" - strange really - a grown man wishing he still had his toy watch. I thought though that it would be fun if I could find one on ebay - you know that's the first place I look for almost everything! There was one there and I lost it! Living in the woods with a telephone connection (I now have satellite) there was no way I was able to beat out the other bidders (and there were others!). I was very disappointed - I thought it would be fun to surprise him on his birthday with the watch. So I kept my eye out on ebay and came across another. The seller said that it did keep time but not very well! OK - good enough - especially since it was still in the original box - made in 1948 - it was a real find! This time I watched it carefully and beat out the other bidders! I won't even tell how much it cost - I'd be embarrassed! (and I don't want Matt to see how bad I really am!) So the watch came and the next time I headed into the city (New York - of course! - what other city is there?) I ran around from place to place trying to find someone who could make it work. No way - no one was going to touch this toy - it was a lost cause. I was very disappointed but knew that at least I could resell it on ebay and hopefully get most of my money back. I quickly sold it to some guy and was happy to have gotten back my investment. Isn't ebay great?! I sent it right out and happily put my money back into my account. A week went by and then I heard from my buyer. It has been a very rare thing for anyone to return anything - but it does happen once in awhile. What was his complaint - he said that I made the pictures make the box look better than it was! Gee - I'm not a professional photographer and afterall - that box is one year younger than I am - how good was it going to look after all of those years? I don't look new either......(ha ha smirk smirk). So I told him to send it back and of course I refunded his money. Along came Gerry's birthday (New Year's Eve) and along with whatever else I bought him I did give him the watch. HE LOVED IT! Couldn't have been happier.
What was I thinking selling this thing? He did manage to find a jeweler who got it working - changed the band and wears it often. He has had it to the Grand Central Watch Repair many times - whenever it doesn't work properly - back it goes. So - maybe the reason this watch came back to me is because it really could have been his in the first place - don't they say "whatever goes around comes around" is this what that means?

And the watch lived happily ever after..........a boy and his toy!